Re-Shuffle: Notions of an Itinerant Museum

Are museums necessary? Is the museum still a relevant cultural institution? Do museums support or weaken contemporary artistic practices? May they be altered, replaced, reinvented? How might a museum behave as it transits from one context to the next, to mutate in relation to a distinct situation? How might the very idea of transience affect the process of collecting? Or is the actuality of an itinerant museum inherently problematic, a contradiction in terms, a paradox waiting to happen?

Re-Shuffle: Notions of an Itinerant Museum, a survey about the possibilities of museums of today and the future, is presented by first-year graduate students at the Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS) at Bard College, and takes the form of a publication-as-exhibition to be held at Art in General’s Gallery 4 at 79 Walker Street, New York City. The program is on view from Friday, February 24, through Saturday, March 18. The opening reception is Friday, February 24, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Gallery hours are: Tuesday through Saturday, from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. All programs are free and open to the public without charge.

The exhibition is accompanied by a series of round table discussions and video screenings on Saturday, February 25, Saturday, March 4, and Saturday March 11. Details to be announced in the ReShuffle website: www.bard.edu/ccs/ReShuffle

Programs and exhibitions are supported by the Center’s Board of Governors, the Friends of the Center for Curatorial Studies, and the Center’s annual benefit for student scholarships and exhibitions.